the Concha—San Sebastian beach.
light heavyweight—a boxer between a super middleweight and a cruiserweight, with a maximum weight of 175 pounds.
Dempsey—Jack, born William Harrison Dempsey (1895–1983); U.S. professional boxer.
Pamplona—a city in Navarre, in northeastern Spain.
Lasted just four days. . . . Don’t remember. Wrote you a postcard. Remember that perfectly.—Bill drops the subjects of his sentences because he is drunk.
Cologne—a city in Germany, on the Rhine, in the state of North Rhine–Westphalia.
the island—the Ile St.-Louis, in the River Seine.
Rue Denfert-Rochereau—a street on the Left Bank.
pie-eyed—(Slang) intoxicated, drunk.
Nix—(Slang) no.
stud-book—a register of purebred animals, especially racehorses.
American Women’s Club list—apparently a list of recommended tourist sites.
armistice—a temporary stopping of warfare by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty. The armistice referred to here is the one that ended World War I, on November 11, 1918.
Quai d’Orleans—a street on the Ile St.-Louis.
bateau mouche—a pleasure steamer.
Notre Dame—a famous early Gothic cathedral in Paris, built between 1163 and 1257; in full, Notre Dame de Paris.
Quai de Bethune—a street on the Ile St.-Louis.
Rue de Cardinal Lemoine—a street in the Latin Quarter
Negre Joyeaux, Café Aux Amateurs—Latin Quarter cafés.
Rue du Pot de Fer—a street in the Latin Quarter.
Rue Saint Jacques—a street in the Latin Quarter.
Boulevard du Port Royal—an avenue in Montparnasse; west of Boulevard St. Michel; its name changes to Boulevard Montparnasse.
Damoy’s—a Montparnasse café.
An old lady’s bags did that—Mike either fell down or got into a fight, because he is drunk.
piece—(Slang) a woman regarded as a sexual partner.
Let’s turn in early—Mike is aroused and wants to have sex with Brett.
